Service Changes in Tees Valley and North Yorkshire from 30 August 2026
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From Sunday 30 August 2026, a number of timetable changes will be introduced across Tees Valley and North Yorkshire. Most changes are minor and are intended to improve punctuality, with significant enhancements also being made to the popular X4/X4A services.
Service 62 – Middlesbrough to Redcar
- Early Monday to Friday afternoon journeys will depart up to 5 minutes later.
Service 63 – Middlesbrough to Redcar
- A revised Monday to Friday afternoon timetable will be introduced to improve reliability and help address delays caused by increasing traffic congestion.
Service 64 – Middlesbrough to Grangetown
- Early Monday to Friday afternoon journeys will depart up to 5 minutes later.
Service 65 – Middlesbrough to Lingdale
- Early Monday to Friday afternoon journeys will depart up to 5 minutes later.
- These changes will give pupils at Laurence Jackson School additional time to reach the bus stop for the 15:00 journey towards Middlesbrough.
Services X4/X4A – Middlesbrough to Loftus and Whitby
Several improvements will be introduced:
- Additional early morning journeys from Whitby will operate Monday to Saturday.
- A new 19:10 journey from Middlesbrough to Loftus and Whitby will operate Monday to Saturday.
- The current 21:40 Monday to Saturday journey from Middlesbrough to Easington will be extended to Whitby.
- The current 22:19 Monday to Saturday journey from Loftus (departing Whitby at 21:43) will be extended to Middlesbrough.
- On Sundays, a later evening journey will depart Whitby at 20:43, reaching Loftus at 21:18 before continuing to Middlesbrough, arriving at 22:35.
Overall, these changes are designed to improve punctuality, provide better connections, and offer additional early morning and evening travel opportunities, particularly on the X4/X4A corridor.